69 percent say improving the education system in the U.S. is a top priority for the president and Congress this year.

Provides $66 billion over 10 years to fund Preschool for All Initiative, as well as introduces a Race to the Top Equity and Opportunity competition.

Freezes the maximum Pell grant award at the same level for the next 10 years, provides financial aid to fewer families, and makes substantial cuts to overall discretionary spending, which includes education.

Provides $47 billion over 10 years to invest in teachers and K-12 schools in addition to adding substantial general discretionary funding for education.

Places limits on tax deductions for top income earners and implements Buffett Rule to collectively raise $651 billion over 10 years. Ends the “carried interest” loophole that benefits hedge fund managers and eliminates special tax breaks for corporations (raises $13.8 billion over 10 years).

Plans to close tax loopholes to simplify the tax code but does not specify which ones.

Places limits on tax deductions for top earners. Limits corporate loopholes for stock options, executive bonus pay, jets, and meals and entertainment to raise $153 billion over 10 years. Also eliminates the home mortgage-interest deduction for vacation homes and yachts to raise $14 billion over 10 years.

Corporate Taxes

66 percent think corporations pay too little in taxes. 79 percent want to close tax loopholes to ensure corporations pay as much on foreign profits as they do on domestic profits.

Imposes a “Buffett rule” – a minimum tax rate on millionaires – to raise $53 billion over 10 years. Would expand the earned income tax credit for childless workers at a cost of $60 billion over 10 years.

Steeply reduces tax rates for top earners by replacing the current tax brackets with just two brackets of 10 percent and 25 percent.

Ends the Bush-era tax cuts for families earning over $250,000, creates five new tax brackets for millionaires and billionaires, and ends special low tax rates for investment income among other measures to raise $1.27 trillion over 10 years. Would expand the earned income tax credit for childless workers at a cost of $60 billion over 10 years.

Social Security

66 percent say making the Social Security system sound is a key issue facing the president and Congress this year.

Would prevent individuals from collecting Social Security Disability Insurance and Unemployment Insurance benefits at the same time, reducing costs $3.2 billion over 10 years, or well under 1 percent of projected Social Security costs.

Requires the president and Congress to submit plans for the long-term financial outlook of Social Security. Would prevent individuals from collecting Social Security Disability Insurance and Unemployment Insurance benefits at the same time, reducing costs $3.2 billion over 10 years, or well under 1 percent of projected Social Security costs.

No proposed changes but does endorse changes such as eliminating the cap on earnings subject to Social Security tax (currently set at $117,000) and using a special consumer price index for the elderly for cost-of-living adjustments.

Medicare

61 percent say making the Medicare system sound is a key issue facing the president and Congress this year.

Raises premiums on wealthy retirees, and reduces Medicare Advantage payments to private insurers, among other changes, to save $354 billion over 10 years.

Beginning in 2024 seniors will have the option to receive a lump sum of money to buy private insurance. The lump sum would keep pace with inflation but not the rate of health care cost growth. Raises premiums on wealthy retirees, and reduces Medicare Advantage payments to private insurers. Raises the eligibility age to correspond with Social Security’s retirement age beginning in 2024.

Negotiates for lower prescription drug prices to save $157 billion over 10 years.

Prevents across-the-board budget cuts known as sequestration from affecting the military budget by adding $28 billion in new initiatives. Proposes a Department of Defense budget of $550 billion in 2015, an increase of 5 percent relative to 2014.

Prevents across-the-board budget cuts known as sequestration from affecting the military budget. Maintains currently projected spending levels through 2021 under Budget Control Act and then proposes growth in military spending thereafter.